| K. LonebuCentre-forward | Molde | 🏳️ | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6.1 | 4 | 42▼4.5%↩ |
| K. LonnebuCentre-forward | Aalesund | 🇳🇴Norway | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 36▲24.9% |
| K. ŁopataCentre-back | Lechia Gdansk | 🇵🇱Poland | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 1▼93.5%↩ | 37▼19%↩ |
| K. LópezDefensive midfielder | San Martin Tucuman | 🇦🇷Argentina | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 11▼66.2%↩ | 46▼12%↩ |
| K. LópezGoalkeeper | Deportivo Pasto | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 3 | 22 |
| K. LudewigCentral midfielder | Petrolul Ploiesti | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 6▼51.9%↩ | 26▼32.5%↩ |
| K. ŁukasiakCentral midfielder | GKS Katowice | 🇵🇱Poland | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4±0% | 34±0% |
| K. LukoszekAttacking midfielder | Motor Lublin | 🇵🇱Poland | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 9±0% | 34▼5.9%↩ |
| K. LundCentre-back | Birmingham | 🇩🇰Denmark | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 28▼5.4%↩ | 73±0% |
| K. LykourinosFull-back | Volos NFC | 🇬🇷Greece | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1 | 34▼0.9% |
| K. M. BrownWinger | Shrewsbury | 🏳️ | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 68 |
| K. Mac AllisterCentre-back | Union St. Gilloise | 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 75±0% | 44▼1.6% |
| K. MachidaCentre-back | 1899 Hoffenheim | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 1±0% | 42▲16.9% |
| K. MaduCentre-back | Zemplín Michalovce | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 12 |
| K. MaedaDefensive midfielder | Avispa Fukuoka | 🏳️ | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 45 |
| K. MaedaCentre-forward | Yokohama FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 42 |
| K. MaezawaCentral midfielder | Vanraure Hachinohe | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| K. MahlaselaAttacking midfielder | Magesi | 🇿🇦South Africa | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. MainooCentral midfielder | Manchester United | 🏴England | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.8 | 28±0% | 89±0% |
| K. MajekodunmiCentre-back | Swindon Town | 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| K. MakiguchiGoalkeeper | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| K. MakinoGoalkeeper | Parceiro Nagano | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 21 |
| K. MakiyamaCentral midfielder | Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| K. MalepeCentre-forward | Polokwane City | 🇿🇦South Africa | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. MamahDefensive midfielder | AD Ceuta FC | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 12▲19%↩ | 41▲72.9%↩ |
| K. MandicCentre-back | 1. FC Nürnberg | 🏳️ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 0 | 52 |
| K. MansouriCentral midfielder | Beerschot VA | 🇩🇿Algeria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 38 |
| K. MantillaCentre-back | Talleres Cordoba | 🇨🇴Colombia | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 7▼25% | 25▼50.2% |
| K. ManuCentre-back | Energie Cottbus | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15±0% | 42±0% |
| K. MaradishviliAttacking midfielder | Akron | 🇷🇺Russia | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 | 5±0% | 24±0% |
| K. MaribaDefensive midfielder | Magesi | 🇿🇦South Africa | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 1 |
| K. MarrahCentre-forward | Hammarby Talang | 🇸🇪Sweden | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 | 6 | 27 |
| K. MarrahCentre-forward | Osters IF | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 24 |
| K. MartinezCentral midfielder | Talleres Cordoba | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0 | 43 |
| K. MartinezCentral midfielder | FC Juarez | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 41 |
| K. MasanguDefensive midfielder | Francs Borains | 🇧🇪Belgium | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 28±0% | 39±0% |
| K. MasuiCentral midfielder | Kortrijk | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 12▲72.1%↩ | 40▲8.3%↩ |
| K. MasutaniCentre-back | FC Ryukyu | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| K. MatsubaraCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6▼59.7% | 23▼48.3% |
| K. MatsubaraGoalkeeper | Kamatamare Sanuki | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 23 |
| K. MatsubaraCentre-back | Yokohama F. Marinos | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 19▲1.1% | 16▼41.4% |
| K. MatsudaCentre-back | Renofa Yamaguchi | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 6▲56.8%↩ | 32▼23.5%↩ |
| K. MatsukiAttacking midfielder | Southampton | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29.4 | 14±0% | 63±0% |
| K. MatsumotoGoalkeeper | Kashiwa Reysol | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 10▲11.8% | 38▼16.7% |
| K. MatsumotoCentre-forward | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 25 |
| K. MatsumotoCentre-back | Kochi United | 🇯🇵Japan | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. MatsumuraCentral midfielder | Yokohama F. Marinos | 🇯🇵Japan | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1±0% | 42±0% |
| K. MatsuyamaGoalkeeper | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 32 |
| K. MatsuzakiCentral midfielder | Shimizu S-pulse | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 25±0% | 38±0% |
| K. MatsuzawaWinger | St. Truiden | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15.3 | 11±0% | 48▼2.7% |
| K. MatsuzawaGoalkeeper | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| K. MatuszewskiFull-back | Korona Kielce | 🇵🇱Poland | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 24±0% | 36±0% |
| K. Maussi MartinsCentre-forward | Monza | 🇮🇹Italy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 54 |
| K. MavropanosCentre-back | West Ham | 🇬🇷Greece | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 | 34±0% | 60±0% |
| K. MayoAttacking midfielder | Kaizer Chiefs | 🇿🇦South Africa | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
| K. MayongaCentre-forward | Moss | 🇳🇴Norway | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 27▼9.3% |
| K. MbabuFull-back | Sampdoria | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 31 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 24▲8.8%↩ | 19▼32%↩ |
| K. Mboma DemCentre-forward | FC Cincinnati | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 42▲25.7% |
| K. McAteerCentral midfielder | Ipswich | 🏴England | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78.8 | 19±0% | 64±0% |
| K. McFadzeanCentre-back | Chesterfield | 🏴England | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 30±0% | 9±0% |
| K. McIntoshGoalkeeper | Oakland Roots | 🇺🇸USA | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10▲79.3%↩ | 14▼42.7%↩ |
| K. McLeanCentral midfielder | Norwich | 🏴Scotland | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43±0% | 26±0% |
| K. MedinaCentre-forward | Independiente | 🇦🇷Argentina | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 43 |
| K. MegwaCentre-back | Hibernian | 🏴England | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 9±0% | 42±0% |
| K. MeiselDefensive midfielder | FC Saarbrücken | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0▼97.4%↩ | 36▼11.1%↩ |
| K. MelentyevGoalkeeper | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺Russia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 26 |
| K. MéndezAttacking midfielder | Union La Calera | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 11 | 12 |
| K. MerahDefensive midfielder | Lyon | 🇫🇷France | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 15±0% | 75±0% |
| K. MeriluotoCentre-forward | IFK Varnamo | 🇫🇮Finland | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 21±0% | 22▼30.2% |
| K. MetsCentre-back | VfL Bochum | 🇪🇪Estonia | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 14▼8.5%↩ | 22▼15.3%↩ |
| K. MfecaneDefensive midfielder | Chippa United | 🇿🇦South Africa | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 |
| K. MfuambaCentral midfielder | Reading | 🏴England | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 54 |
| K. MgeshaneCentre-back | Orbit College | 🏳️ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 |
| K. MhlongoFull-back | TS Galaxy | 🇿🇦South Africa | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 |
| K. MichalakCentral midfielder | Eyüpspor | 🇵🇱Poland | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15▲5.6%↩ | 32▲20.5%↩ |
| K. MierGoalkeeper | Cruz Azul | 🇨🇴Colombia | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 15±0% | 37▼19% |
| K. MihelakGoalkeeper | FK Jablonec | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 11 | 1 |
| K. MikiCentral midfielder | Sagamihara | 🇯🇵Japan | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 7 |
| K. MikuniCentre-back | Avispa Fukuoka | 🇯🇵Japan | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 18±0% | 45▲2.3%↩ |
| K. MiljanićCentre-forward | Podbrezová | 🇭🇷Croatia | 24 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 8 | 28 |
| K. MillaCentre-forward | FK Jablonec | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9.8 | 6 | 2 |
| K. MillerCentre-back | Portland Timbers | 🇨🇦Canada | 29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 11▼33.7% | 27▼1.1% |
| K. MiloshevDefensive midfielder | Lokomotiv Sofia | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 4 | 24 |
| K. MimaCentre-back | Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 16 |
| K. MiñoCentral midfielder | Los Andes | 🇦🇷Argentina | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 33 |
| K. MinodaCentre-back | Matsumoto Yamaga | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 28▼32.6%↩ |
| K. MinuczycDefensive midfielder | Korona Kielce | 🇵🇱Poland | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 32 |
| K. MisaoDefensive midfielder | Kashima | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 18±0% | 29±0% |
| K. MitomaCentral midfielder | Brighton | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 42.5 | 25▼48.4% | 53▼30.5% |
| K. MitsuhiraCentre-forward | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 4▼77.7%↩ |
| K. MixturWinger | Sudtirol | 🇬🇵Guadeloupe | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22.5 | 4 | 60 |
| K. MiyagiCentral midfielder | Osaka | 🇯🇵Japan | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 16 |
| K. MiyaharaCentre-back | Tokyo Verdy | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 19±0% | 30±0% |
| K. MiyamotoCentral midfielder | Ehime FC | 🇯🇵Japan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2▼84.4%↩ | 21▼46.9%↩ |
| K. MiyashitaGoalkeeper | Ventforet Kofu | 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 34 |
| K. MiyazakiCentre-forward | Vegalta Sendai | 🇯🇵Japan | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| K. MiyazakiCentre-back | Kanazawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| K. MiyazakiCentre-back | Azul Claro Numazu | 🇯🇵Japan | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 21 |
| K. MiyoshiAttacking midfielder | VfL Bochum | 🇯🇵Japan | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 | 20±0% | 38±0% |
| K. MizunumaCentral midfielder | Urawa | 🇯🇵Japan | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 17▲61.2%↩ | 12▲180.5%↩ |